This is an impressive and lovely painting of the Arroyo Seco area of Pasadena which was one of the artists favorite subjects and painting locations, he lived quite near by. This 16″ X 20 ” (23.25″ X 27.25″ so the frame is 3.625 wide) oil on canvas is in superb condition, it was cleaned by Aleksei Tivetsky a very talented conservationist here in Los Angeles, there was no damage just needed and deserved a cleaning and revarnish. It is a bit of cliché but the piece looks better in person as it a somewhat subtle depiction of this subject. Even though the old song says “it never rains in Southern California” it does sometimes and the delicate colors in the landscape and moisture filled clouds was one of Orrin White’s great subjects and this is a great example. Photo number two shows some slight damage or peeling of the gold leaf. Feel free to ask any questions. A nationally known landscape painter, who spent the prime of his career in California, Orrin White was born in Hanover, Illinois. He was artistically inclined at an early age but did not pursue an art career until he was in his thirties. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Notre Dame University in 1902, he studied textile design at the Philadelphia School of Applied Art until 1906. A few years were spent as assistant professor of chemistry at Portland University and as a textile designer in his parents’ factory, the Hanover Woolen Mills. He tired of this line of work and moved to Los Angeles in 1912 where he worked for an interior decorating company while painting landscapes in his leisure. When his work was accepted for exhibition in San Francisco at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915, he decided to devote full-time to painting. His art career was briefly interrupted during World War One when he served as a second-lieutenant in the 40th Engineers Camouflage. He married in 1923 and the couple built a studio-home in Pasadena from where he made regular sketching trips to Palm Springs, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and into Mexico in search of subject matter. White died in Pasadena on April 28, 1969 having acquired national renown. By Edan Milton Hughes. The item “Orrin A. White 1883-1969 Arroya Pasadena Scene California Plein Air Artist” is in sale since Saturday, March 30, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “buy-sell-hold” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
• Region of Origin: US
• Artist: Orrin Augustine White
• Style: Impressionism
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Painting Surface: Canvas
• Medium: Oil
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Features: Framed
• Width (Inches): 20.00
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: Landscape
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 16.00